Hokusai : The Man Who Painted a Mountain

by Deborah Kogan Ray; Illustrated by the Author

• ISBN13: 9780374332631
• ISBN10: 0374332630
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-10-09
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Summary

A tribute to an artist unafraid to break with tradition. In her own glowing paintings and lucid text, Deborah Kogan Ray tells the fascinating life story of the Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849). He rose from poverty, taught himself to draw, became the promising pupil of a great master, and then defied tradition to become one of the most important and influential artists in the world. Ray's paintings are rich with period and biographical detail. The endpapers show drawings from Hokusai's sketchbooks. Also included is one of his famousThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

Author Biography

Deborah Kogan Ray studied painting and printmaking at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including I Have a Sister, My Sister Is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

"Evocative...Ray's delightful offering will be enjoyed by budding artists and biography fans...a useful adjunct to studies on art, artists, or Japan and its culture." -- Starred, School Library Journal

"Ray pays tribute to the prolific and influential artist who, she writes, first inspired her to become one, too . . . This brings both a uniquely gifted person and a historical period to life with cogent prose and evocative art." --Starred, Kirkus Reviews